Jason Becker

Biography

Jason was born and raised in the city, Richmond, California by his parents, Gary and Pat Becker. He was born on 23rd Street in Richmond Hospital in 1969. He graduated from Kennedy High School where he performed Malmsteen's "Black Star" with his band at a talent show. In high school, Becker met his friend Marty Friedman. He was exposed to the guitar at an early age because both his father and his ...

Trivia

At the age of 20, he joined David Lee Roth's band. While recording the A Little Ain't Enough album in 1989 and managed to win the coveted Best New Guitarist award from Guitar Magazine in the process. Preparing for the subsequent tour, Becker began to feel what he called a "lazy limp" on his left leg. He was soon diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and given three ...